অবশ্য

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit अवश्य (avaśya, uncontrollable, inevitable), a compound of अ- (a-, un-) +‎ वश्य (vaśya, controllable, commandable). Doublet of বশ (boś), অবশ (oboś), and বাসা (baśa).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɔboʃːo/, [ˈɔboʃːoˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɔboʃːo/, [ˈɔboʃːoˑ]

Adverb[edit]

অবশ্য (obośśo)

  1. surely, definitely
  2. inevitably
    Synonym: আলবৎ (albot)